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Thursday, December 30, 2010

System Configuration and Management -- Produce and deliver reports on system utilization (processor, memory, disk, and network)

sar appears to be the tool to save the day here. Installed and running by default, the sysstat package contains tools that capture system performance throughout the day, and automatically summarizes it for you. Generating utilization reports is then a simple matter of knowing the right sar command to execute. If all else fails, simply try man sar